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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education