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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines 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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