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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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