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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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