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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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