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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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