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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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