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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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