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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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