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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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