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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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