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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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