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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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