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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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