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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major 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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