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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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