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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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