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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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