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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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