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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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