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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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