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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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