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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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