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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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