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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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