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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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