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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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