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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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