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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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