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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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