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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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