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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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