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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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