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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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