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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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