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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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