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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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