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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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