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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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