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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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