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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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