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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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