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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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