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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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