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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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