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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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