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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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