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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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