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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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