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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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