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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies 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 we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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