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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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