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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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