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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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