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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative 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 interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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