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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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