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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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