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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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