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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key 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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