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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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