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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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