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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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