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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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