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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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