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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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