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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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