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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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