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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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