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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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