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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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