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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes 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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