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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources