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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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