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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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