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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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