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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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