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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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