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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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