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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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