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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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