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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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