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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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