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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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