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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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