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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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