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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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