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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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