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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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