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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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