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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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