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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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