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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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