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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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