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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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