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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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