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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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