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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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