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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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