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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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