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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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