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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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