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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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