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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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