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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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