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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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