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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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