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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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