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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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