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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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