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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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