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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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