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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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