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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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