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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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