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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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