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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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