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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always 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 must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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