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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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