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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers 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 participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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