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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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