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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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