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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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