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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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