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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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