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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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