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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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