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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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