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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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