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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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