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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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