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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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