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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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