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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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