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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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