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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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