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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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