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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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