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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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