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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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