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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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