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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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