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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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