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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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