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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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