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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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