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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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