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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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