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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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