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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the 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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