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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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