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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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