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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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