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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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