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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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