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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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