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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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