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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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