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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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