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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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