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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major 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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