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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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