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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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