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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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