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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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