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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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