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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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