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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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