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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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