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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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