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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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