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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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