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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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