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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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