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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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