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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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