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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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