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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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