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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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