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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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