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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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