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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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