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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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