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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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