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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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