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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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