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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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