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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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