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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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