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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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