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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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