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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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