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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education