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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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