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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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