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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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