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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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