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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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