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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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