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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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