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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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