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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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