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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models 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 educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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