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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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