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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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