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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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