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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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