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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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