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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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