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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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