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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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