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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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