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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the 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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