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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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