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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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