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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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