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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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