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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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