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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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