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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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