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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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