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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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