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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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