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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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