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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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