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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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