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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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