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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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