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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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