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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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