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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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