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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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