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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important 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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