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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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