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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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