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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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