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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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