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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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