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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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