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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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