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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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