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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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