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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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