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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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