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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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