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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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