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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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