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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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