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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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