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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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