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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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