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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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