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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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