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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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