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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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