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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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