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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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