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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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