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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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