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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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