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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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