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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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