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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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