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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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