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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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