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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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