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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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