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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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