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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important 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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