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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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