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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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