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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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