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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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