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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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