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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses 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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