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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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