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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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