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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models 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 institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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