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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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