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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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