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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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