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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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