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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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