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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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