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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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