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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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