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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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