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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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