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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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