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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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