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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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