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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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