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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important 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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