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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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