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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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