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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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