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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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