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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the 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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