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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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