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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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