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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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