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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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