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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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