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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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