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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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