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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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