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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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