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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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