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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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