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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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