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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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