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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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