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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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