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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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