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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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