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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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