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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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