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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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