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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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