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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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