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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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