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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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