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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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