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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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