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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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