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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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