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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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