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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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