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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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