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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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