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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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