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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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