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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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