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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student 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 learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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