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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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