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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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