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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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