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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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