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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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