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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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