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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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