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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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