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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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