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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies 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 teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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