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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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