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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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