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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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