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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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