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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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