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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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