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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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