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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education