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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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