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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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