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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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