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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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