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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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