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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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