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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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