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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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