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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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