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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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