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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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