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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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