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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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