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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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