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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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