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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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