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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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