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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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