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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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