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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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