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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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