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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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