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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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