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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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