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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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