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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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