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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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