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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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