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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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