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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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