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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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