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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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