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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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