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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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