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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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