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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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