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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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