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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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