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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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