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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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