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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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