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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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