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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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