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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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