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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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