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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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