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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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