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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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