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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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