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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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