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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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