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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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