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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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