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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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