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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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