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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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