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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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