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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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