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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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