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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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