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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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