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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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