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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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