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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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