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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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