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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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