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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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