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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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