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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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