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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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