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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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