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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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