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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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