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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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