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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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