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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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