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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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