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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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