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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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