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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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