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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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