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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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