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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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