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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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