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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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