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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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