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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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