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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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