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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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