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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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