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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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