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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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