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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key 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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