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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major 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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