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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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