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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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