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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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