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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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