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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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