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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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