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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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