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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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