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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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