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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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