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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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