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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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