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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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