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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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