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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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