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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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