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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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