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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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