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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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