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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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