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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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