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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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