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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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