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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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