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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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