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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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