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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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