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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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