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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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