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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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