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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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