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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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