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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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