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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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