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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes 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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