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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about 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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