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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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