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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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