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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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