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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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