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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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