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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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