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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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