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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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