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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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