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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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