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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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