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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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