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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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