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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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