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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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