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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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