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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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