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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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