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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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