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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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