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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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