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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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