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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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