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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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