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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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