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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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