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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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