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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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