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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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