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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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