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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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